WorksheetsLaLaurie Mansion -EOG Questions
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Upon the discovery of these victims, LaLaurie's house was ransacked and destroyed further by an infuriated mob of New Orleans citizens.
In the passage above, what is the meaning of the word 'infuriated'? What impact does it have on the passage?
It lets the reader know that people tried to help the LaLauries.
It lets the reader know that the neighbors were happy for the LaLaurie's success.
It lets the reader know that the mob wanted the LaLauries to invite them to parties.
It lets the reader know that the city was angry about the LaLaurie's abusive behavior.
Which statement from the passage below supports the inference that Madame LaLaurie and her husband exhibited suspicious behavior?
Her first two husbands died of strange causes, but it wasn’t until her third marriage to physician Leonard Louis Nicolas LaLaurie that people became suspicious of her and her sanity.
The LaLaurie Mansion is said to be the most haunted attraction in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
Upon the discovery of these victims, LaLaurie's house was ransacked and destroyed further by an infuriated mob of New Orleans citizens.
During a time that the mansion served as a school, students often complained about strange, physical attacks against them that couldn’t be explained by natural means.
"The fire was ignited by none other than her enslaved cook, who admitted to starting it so that she could both escape an upcoming punishment from Madame LaLaurie and to shed light onto what was occurring in the household."
Which inference can we make about the passage above?
Madame LaLaurie knew what the enslaved cook had planned all along.
The enslaved cook devised a plan to escape but did not intend on killing Madame LaLaurie and the other people in the house.
The enslaved cook intended on fighting Madame LaLaurie.
Madame LaLaurie planned on apologizing to all of the enslaved people.
The LaLaurie Mansion is said to be the most haunted attraction in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Originally a large and majestic two-story townhome, the current mansion looks vastly different from when Madame Marie Delphine LaLaurie (March 19, 1787 – December 7, 1849) and her husband moved in. But the incredible beauty and grandeur of the house was only a facade for the horrors that lay within, for this mansion became the site for these two famous socialites to torture and murder human beings.
Madame LaLaurie was married three times and was twice widowed. Her first two husbands died of strange causes, but it wasn’t until her third marriage to physician Leonard Louis Nicolas LaLaurie that people became suspicious of her and her sanity. There were several reports of abuse that Madame Delphine inflicted upon her servants, to the point that she had to be reminded of the laws by local authorities.
According to the passage above, how did Madame LaLaurie's first two husbands die?
They both burned in the fire.
Both husbands died of unknown causes.
She murdered the first two husbands.
Both husbands were experimented on and died shortly afterwards.
Which statement supports the following inference:
The LaLaurie couple experimented on slaves while they lived in the mansion.
Upon the discovery of these victims, LaLaurie's house was ransacked and destroyed further by an infuriated mob of New Orleans citizens.
The fire was ignited by none other than her enslaved cook, who admitted to starting it so that she could both escape an upcoming punishment from Madame LaLaurie and to shed light onto what was occurring in the household.
Madame LaLaurie was married three times and was twice widowed. Her first two husbands died of strange causes, but it wasn’t until her third marriage to physician Leonard Louis Nicolas LaLaurie that people became suspicious of her and her sanity.
But the incredible beauty and grandeur of the house was only a facade for the horrors that lay within, for this mansion became the site for these two famous socialites to torture and murder human beings.
"It was said that his death was the result of some type of paranormal activity. During a time that the mansion served as a school, students often complained about strange, physical attacks against them that couldn’t be explained by natural means."
What is the significance of describing the physical attacks against the students as an event that "couldn't be explained by natural means?"
to show how the students were able to see the ghosts and stop their attacks
to show how suspicious/ghost like activity has been in the mansion for years and continues to haunt the mansion
to show how the paranormal activity is no longer in the mansion
to show how the ghosts want revenge on the students
Madame LaLaurie was married three times and was twice widowed. Her first two husbands died of strange causes, but it wasn’t until her third marriage to physician Leonard Louis Nicolas LaLaurie that people became suspicious of her and her sanity. There were several reports of abuse that Madame Delphine inflicted upon her servants, to the point that she had to be reminded of the laws by local authorities.
Why was Madame LaLaurie visited by local authorities?
The enslaved cook turned her into the police.
Her husband turned in her to the police.
There had been several reports of abuse.
She turned herself in to the police.
Which of the following statements should NOT be included in a summary of the overall central idea of the passage?
Madame LaLaurie had several different husbands.
The LaLaurie couple abused and tortured enslaved people.
The LaLaurie Mansion still has suspicious paranormal activity to this recent day.
Several authorities in the New Orleans community had reported suspected abuse of enslaved people at the LaLaurie Mansion.
Which is the best summary of the LaLaurie Mansion article?
Madame LaLaurie was an abuser to her slaves.
Madame LaLaurie was born in the 1700s and she was an abuser to her slaves.
Madame LaLaurie and her husband abused and tortured slaves, an enslaved field worker set the house on fire and the LaLauries went to prison in France.
Madame LaLaurie and her husband abused and tortured slaves, an enslaved cook set the house on fire, but the Lalauries were never caught.
Which best supports the idea that Madame LaLaurie and her husband tortured and experimented on slaves?
"Upon the discovery of these victims, LaLaurie's house was ransacked and destroyed further by an infuriated mob of New Orleans citizens."
"They had been beaten, starved, and tortured, bound by at least one (up to all) of their extremities, pulled so tightly that they could not move."
"Despite her reputation for horrifying acts, she maintained her socialite status until April 1834, when responders came to aid a raging fire at the mansion."
"Even today it is believed that the house is haunted by spirits of the deceased slaves, whose numbers are claimed to be up to one hundred."
All of the statements below, EXCEPT for which statement, supports that central idea that the LaLaurie Mansion is still haunted by the spirits of the tortured in present day times ?
"While the house itself is not open for tours, it has been featured in many articles, television shows, and is a stop among several ghost tours."
"Its purpose varied over time, but even after the LaLauries fled the residence, the house continued to be a location of terror."
"Even today it is believed that the house is haunted by spirits of the deceased slaves, whose numbers are claimed to be up to one hundred."
"They had been beaten, starved, and tortured, bound by at least one (up to all) of their extremities, pulled so tightly that they could not move."
Which sentence from the text below describes how the New Orleans community felt about the LaLaurie couple?
"The fire was ignited by none other than her enslaved cook, who admitted to starting it so that she could both escape an upcoming punishment from Madame LaLaurie and to shed light onto what was occurring in the household."
"Puzzled, the responders searched the house, only to discover bound servants in her attic who showed evidence of horrific abuse over a long period of time."
"Upon the discovery of these victims, LaLaurie's house was ransacked and destroyed further by an infuriated mob of New Orleans citizens."
"While the house itself is not open for tours, it has been featured in many articles, television shows, and is a stop among several ghost tours."
